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Following text features the opening sentences of a March 15, 2013 Toronto Star article about the Toronto waterfront. To access the full article, click on the link in the previous sentence. David Juliusson of Toronto alerted me to this article. He commented: “This shows the importance of vigilance on the Toronto waterfront. Subject: Toronto Star […]
A March 1, 2013 Globe and Mail profile of Jennifer Keesmaat, Toronto’s new chief planner, opens with the following headline and paragraph: Toronto’s new chief planner is a breath of fresh air in a stuffy bureaucracy City hall likes its unelected officials bland and obedient. Most of them are happy to play the part, keeping […]
The following text is based upon an email from Abbe Edelson, to which I’ve added some details about what TPSI is. If you want to keep “tabs” on what’s happening at the City of Toronto there is a new application available to make it easier to keep track of information as it emerges. Toronto Public […]
The following message is from Denise Harris, Heritage Officer with the Etobicoke Historical Society: I’m sending you all this photo taken in Long Branch in 1915, just in case you recognize the location. If you know of any other long time Long Branch residents who may be able to help, please feel free to forward […]
This blog post presents the key parts of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) decision regarding 168 Lake Promenade. Of relevance with regard to the OMB is this earlier blog post highlighting a letter from Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Laurel Broten in which she refers to provincial legislation introduced in 2007 regarding the appeals process. Purpose and layout […]
Given that I have a website that focuses on Long Branch (in Toronto not New Jersey), I sometimes get phone calls from across the United States asking me to help track down historical details related to Long Branch (in New Jersey not Toronto). People find the Preserved Stories website through Google searches for Long Branch. […]
The photos on this page are by Jaan Pill. To enlarge a photo, click on the image. To enlarge it further, click again. I was delighted to have the opportunity, at the start of the Dec. 1, 2012 Santa Claus Parade in Long Branch and New Toronto, to hand out ‘Santa Stops Here’ signs on […]
Update A July 7, 2016 post is entitled: On July 12, 2016 Toronto City Council Agenda: Investigation Report Regarding Conduct of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes [End of update] The following overview — which I’ve posted in pursuit of my interest in highlighting a wide range of frames of reference related to Humber […]
Heritage Toronto has informed us of an upcoming lecture on Wednesday, November 14th, at 7 p.m., titled “Anishinaabe First Nations in the War of 1812,” given by Alan Ojiig Corbiere, former Executive Director of the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation in M’Chigeng, Manitoulin Island: 1812 Corbiere Lecture Due to limited seating, please RSVP to rostep@toronto.ca *** OPSBA […]